mi·sog·y·nist
mə-ˈsä-jə-nist 
plural misogynists
: a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
These comments attempt to cut much deeper, striking women at what misogynists see as their most valuable characteristics: appearance, sexual purity, sweetness and submissiveness.—
Julie DiCaro
Julie DiCaro"Obviously, there are a lot of male firefighters in the agency who are pro-diversity, who want women on their crews and want women to get ahead. But there are enough misogynists who want to keep women out of the field and out of managerial positions."—Lesa Donnelly
Lesa DonnellyIf it's easier for racists and misogynists to find each other online, it's also easier for people who have experienced racism and misogyny to seek each other out and find validation.—Schuyler Velasco
Schuyler Velasco
: feeling, showing, or characterized by hatred of or prejudice against women : misogynistic
misogynist comments
misogynist thinking
But scratch the surface and it's easy to see that these two stories are deeply rooted in misogynist fears about allowing women access to the halls of power.—Amanda Marcotte
Amanda MarcotteGuests were more diverse in age, race, and gender than any self-selected collection of human beings I've ever seen. The cult of the self-centered, misogynist, white male nerd persists in many milieus, but I found no evidence of it at Con of Thrones.—Kaitlyn Tiffany
Kaitlyn TiffanyHence the growing unease as we turn to Boccaccio's later works. Why has the man become so poisonously misogynist?—Tim Parks
Tim Parks… from the outset the boys' claim on the farm is so relentless and coldly misogynist that no possible kindness offered by Mrs. Cope could disarm their determination to have the whole place for themselves.—Louise Westling
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Akayla Gardner and Randall Williams / Bloomberg, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
At this point, the discourse on X over whether Yang is a cruel misogynist is ongoing, inspiring a small wave of think pieces dissecting the sketch.
—Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Villeneuve returned to feature films after nearly a decade away with a dramatization of the École Polytechnique massacre, a 1989 incident in which a man driven by misogynist motivations and armed with an assault rifle killed 14 women and injured 14 of their fellow students at a Montreal university.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Trump’s Madison Square Garden event was marked by his allies’ misogynist and racist language.
—Akayla Gardner and Randall Williams / Bloomberg, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
At this point, the discourse on X over whether Yang is a cruel misogynist is ongoing, inspiring a small wave of think pieces dissecting the sketch.
—Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Albanese cited the risks to the physical and mental health of children from excessive social media use, in particular the risks to girls from harmful depictions of body image and misogynist content aimed at boys.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Villeneuve returned to feature films after nearly a decade away with a dramatization of the École Polytechnique massacre, a 1989 incident in which a man driven by misogynist motivations and armed with an assault rifle killed 14 women and injured 14 of their fellow students at a Montreal university.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Misogynist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misogynist. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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misogynist
noun
mi·sog·y·nist
mə-ˈsäj-ə-nəst
: a person who hates women compare misandrist
misogynist
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